Spinning-top



'No. 607,552. Patented m l9, I898.

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SPINNING TOP.

(Applicatiun filed June 29, mm. (No Model.)

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EDWARD IV. RISBROUGH, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPlNNlNG -TOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 607,552, dated July 191898. Application filed June 29, 1897- Serial No. 642,854. (N0 model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that LEDWARD W. RIsBRoUeH, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Spinning-Tops, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a top adapted to be spun by means of a cordwound around the ribbed or ridged body of the top and at the upperportion provided with a dial consisting of numerals arranged around thesame, and the head of the top countersunk to form a circular channel orway, provided in the middle with a truncated cone-shaped devicedetachably fitted into the top, and pivotally supported therefrom is areversely-bent wing or blade pointer or finger arranged so as to readilyrevolve by air-currents created in the act of spinning the top in themanner explained, whereby when the top comes to rest the bent wing orblade pointer or index finger will come to or rest opposite one of thenumerals of the top to indicate thereby the gains or losses of eachperson participating in the game of spinning the top for amusement orpastime.

The principal object of my present invention is to provide a simple,durable, readilyassembled, and easily-manipulated spinningtop in whichrivalry can be created in the spinning of the same through theemployment of numerals impressed into or onto the top and the employmentof a pointer or indexfinger in connection therewith and actuated byair-currents in the act of the spinning of the same for amusement orpleasure between competing participants in the game.

My invention, stated in general terms, consists of a game spinning-topwhen constructed and the parts of the same are arranged for beingassembled, as hereinafter described and claimed.

The nature and characteristic features of my invention will be morefully understood from the following description, taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings, forming part thereof, in Which- Figure 1is a perspective view of a spin ning top embodying the characteristicfeatures of my present invention. Fig. 2 is a top or plan view of saidtop; and Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through a broken section ofthe top, showing in the upper portion characteristic features in detailof my said invention.

Referring to the drawings, A represents an ordinary taperingsurfaced topprovided at the base With a threaded plug a, fitted into the body ofthetop and having a tapering spinning-point a. The tapering or beveledsurface of the top is ribbed or ridged at a. for permitting of thewinding of a cord around said surface of the top, so that the top may bereadily spun by certain manipulations of the cord in connection with thetop A. Around the upper curved orbeveled -ofl:' surface of the top isprovided a series of numerals Z)for eX- ample, from O to 9, inclusive-asillustrated, impressed into or onto the same. The top of the device A ishollowed out or countersunk to form a circular channel or Way 0, asclearly illustrated in Fig. 1, and in the center of which is mounted andheld to place by a headed and partially-threadedbolt or pin 6 atruncated cone-shaped device d, and mounted thereon is a reversely-bentWing or blade pointer or index-finger f, which is free to revolve inconnection with the bolt or pin 6, inserted through the detachabledevice cl into the countersunk head 0 of the top A.

In the spinning of the top the reverselybent blade-pointer or finger f,influenced by air-currents created by the act of spinning, owing to theshape'and position of the finger or pointer, will resist tendency torotation induced by the spinning of the top, and thus remain apparentlystationary, but, in fact, changing position in the spinning, so thatthereby is created a rivalry on the part of those participating in thesport or game of top-spinning and enabling the game to be played so thatgains and losses therein may be recorded by the pointer or fingershowing up opposite to a certain numeral of the series of the top eachtime the same comes to rest.

Having-thus described the nature and'objects of my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A spinning-top having a pointed base, said top adapted to be spun by acord wound around the ribbed or ridged tapering body of the same,numerals impressed into or onto the beveled upper portion of the topadjacent to a countersunk head forming a circular channel or way, Withinwhich is provided a truncated cone-shaped device carrying a rotatablereversely-bent Wing or blade pointer or finger held to place by a boltor pin extending through the same and said device into the top-body andsaid finger or pointer actu-

